Seventy-Seven Sexy Shoegazers
by 
CellarDoor 
Favorite genre after post-punk, this is a list of classic shoegaze releases aka from the 90s.
I tried to stick to the true shoegazers, hence trying to distinguish the albums from dream pop, noise pop/rock or alternative 90s rock. Some choices might seem arbitrary, like not including My Bloody Valentine "Isn't Anything", Catherine Wheel "Chrome", Swirlies "Blonder Tongue Audio Baton", Bowery Electric "Beat" or Telescopes "Taste", but I wanted a list closest to my idea of the genre (with My Bloody Valentine in mind). Also, it's difficult to talk about shoegaze without mentioning all the wonderful EPs. I decided to add my favorite compilations to the list for this reason.
Happy listening and recommendations are welcome :)
- Chart updated: 04/14/2013 21:35
- (Created: 10/30/2012 20:58).
- Chart size: 76 albums.
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1991
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1990
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1991
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1,069
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Total albums: 76. Page 1 of 8
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Seventy-Seven Sexy Shoegazers composition
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1970s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1980s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1990s | 73 | 96% | |
| 2000s | 1 | 1% | |
| 2010s | 1 | 1% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Kitchens Of Distinction | 3 | 4% | |
| Slowdive | 3 | 4% | |
| Ride | 3 | 4% | |
| Starflyer 59 | 3 | 4% | |
| Lush | 3 | 4% | |
| Pale Saints | 2 | 3% | |
| Bethany Curve | 2 | 3% | |
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Jimmy Dread 09/04/2017 21:29 in Shoegaze/Dream Pop Recs?
Jimmy Dread 09/04/2017 21:29 in Shoegaze/Dream Pop Recs?“Catherine Wheel Swervedriver UND... Amusement Parks On Fire... Love these! All these... plus Chapterhouse's Whirlpool too. Might be worth giving Ringo Deathstarr a listen if you like shoegaze crossed with J&MC. Cellardoor's got a pretty solid shoegaze chart - well worth a look:”
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“Has someone already mentioned Bruno's top 100? That's a necessity OH and these (somebody already get this?) and of course”
View forum post →From Anonymous 02/19/2014 01:01 in Musical random chat
“I'm in the process of making a shoegaze chart, so if anyone's got any recs, feel free to send them my way. Preferably bands I haven't heard of (no pressure).”
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Johnnyo 10/01/2025 19:29 | #311153
Great title for a chart and some great picks here. Nice work (Edited)
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PeterSmith 09/23/2022 15:13 | #289902
Don't know the genre too well so this is a good stopping off place for me to pick up some hints
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JulianR 09/23/2017 08:26 | #198592
JulianR 09/23/2017 08:26 | #198592
A great genre, but I there are tons of more recent stuff that you haven't considered yet. Also many of these I would consider alt rock but my bar is high for calling something shoegaze.
Also check out astrobrite - crush, and panda riot - infinity maps. They're both great. Deafcult - auras is pretty good too
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Dingerbell 09/28/2013 16:44 | #87085
Dingerbell 09/28/2013 16:44 | #87085
I would like to see that chart. ;)
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CellarDoor 09/28/2013 15:22 | #87081
CellarDoor 09/28/2013 15:22 | #87081
@Dingerbell Yes, this is a 90s centered chart for the classic shoegazers.
There are many great releases from the 00s which could probably need a chart...
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